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Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2015. It was answered by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 20 January 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.


Firearms: East of England

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms were confiscated in each police force area in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e) Hertfordshire and (f) Norfolk during the most recent firearms amnesty in November 2014.

Answer

The data from November’s firearms surrender is being collated and analysed by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS). In the listed police force areas, the following numbers of firearms were surrendered: (a) Suffolk:
381, (b) Bedfordshire: 61, (c) Cambridgeshire: 123, (d) Essex: 126, (e) Hertfordshire: 223, (f) Norfolk: 577.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
220975
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Amnesties Firearms East of England
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk